Research And Findings
Projects Undertaken by NJB
Sr No. | Name of the R&D Project | Associated Institution | Final Report |
1. | Manufacture of Jute Braided Cloth by Appropriate Design Incorporation on Braiding Machines | Indian Jute Industries Research Association, Kolkata | |
2. | Development of Technology for manufacture of Ramie Based Products | Indian Jute Industries Research Association, Kolkata | |
3. | Development of durable Water Repellant Jute Geotextiles with natural Eco-friendly Additive | Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur | |
4. | Development of Suitable Production System for Natural Rubber Coated Jute Fabrics for Novel End-Uses | Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur | |
5. | Development of Fire Retardant Jute Fabric | Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur | |
6. | Manufacture of Different Jute and Jute Blended Yarn and Fabrics for Home Textiles/ Secondary–Apparels | South India Textile Research Association, Coimbatore | |
7. | Development of Low Cost Dense Jute Non-Woven Fabric. | National Institute of Research on Jute & Allied fibre Technology, Kolkata | |
8. | Development of Technology to produce Seamless Low Cost Jute Carry Bags using modified powerloom | Northern India Textile Research Association, Ghaziabad | |
9. | Engineering Suitable Overlay Fabric to Serve as a Cheaper Substitute of Bitumen Mastic | Institute of Jute Technology , Kolkata | |
10. | Natural Dyes on Jute Based Textiles | Institute of Jute Technology , Kolkata | |
11. | Development of Jute / Bamboo Composites for application in Rural Areas | Indian Jute Industries Research Association, Kolkata | |
12. | Development of Jute Fibre Reinforced Cement Concrete | Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur | |
13. | Development of Eco-Friendly / Bio-degradable Rigid Jute Based Composites | Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur | |
14. | Development of Sound Proofing Composite Materials using Jute Products | Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur | |
15. | Development of Cotton lap/ Cellulose Pad substitute from Jute | Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur |
- "Jute Geotextile In Civil Engineering Applications" by N.Som,
- "Jute Geotextile For Roads" by S. D. Ramaswami and M A Aziz and
- "Jute Geotextile Solutions For Surface And Subsurface Drainage" by S. D. Ramaswami. These studies show the uses of Jute Geotextiles in civil constructions like separation, reinforcement, drainage and filtration functions and can be suitably used in overcoming geotechnical problems of weak soil and are ecologically safe because of its biodegradable nature. Not only that, in these case studies comparison has also been made between Jute Geotextiles and geosythetic through different researches which shows that Jute Geotextiles are much more safer, durable and eco-friendly than synthetic materials used in civil constructions.
- "Jute Fabric Reinforced Unpaved Road Design" by MuhammedHumayunKabir, Mohammad Zaltaria, Mohammad ZoynulAbedin and GourPadoSaha,
- "Application Of Jute Geotextile In Improving Permeability Of Sub Soil" by Satyendra Mittal, P. K. Choudhury, T. Sanyal and B. Chandrashekhar,
- "Influence Of Geojute Reinforcement On Thickness Reduction of Flexible Pavement- A Model Study" by S. Chakrabarti ,G. Bhandari and (iv) "Development Of Asphalt Overclay Fabric From Jute" by (Ms) M. Ghosh, P. K. Banerjee and G. V. Rao. These studies deal with different types of jute fabrics and their contribution in improving soil quality. It has also been proved that jute geotextile is very effective in soil permeability. Other study proves that Geojute is effective in improving bearing capacity of sub-grade soil at low cost and is eco-friendly too. While an experiment has been made on pavement models without any embedded fabrics and with commercial fabrics which proves that pavement models with leno based products perform much better than other commercial fabrics.
- Soil Bio-Engineering With Jute Geotextiles For Slope Erosion Control by TapobrataSanyal,
- UseOf Jute Geotextiles In MSW Land Fills by TapobrataSanyal,
- Unconfined Compressive Strength Of Fly Ash Reinforce With Jute Geotextile by Ashis Kumar Bera, SowmendraNath Chandra,AmalenduGhosh, AmbarishGhosh,
- A Laboratory Study OnGeojute Reinforced Soil Bed Under Cyclic Loading by R. B. Sahu, H. K. Hazra, N. Som and
- Carbon Foot-Print Reduction In Road Construction – A Case For Jute Geotextiles by TapobrataSanyal. These case studies deals with how (a)Jute Geotextile is effective in soil bio-engineering by using it in the control of soil slope erosion in natural way, (Jute Geotextiles uses in disposing Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) without effecting the drainage system, Fly ash which is used in the construction of embankments abutments, as a backfill material of retaining walls and as a base and sub-base material of roads can be strengthen by Jute Geotextiles. There is a study which says the quality of soil becomes better with aging in reinforcing soil bed in spite of the fact that it is made up of bio degradable Jute Geotextiles. While other study reveals that Jute Geotextile is not only useful in making small roads, but it should also be in the construction of highway because of its environment friendly nature.
- Quality Control Of Jute Geotextiles & Development Of Testing Facilities by Abdul Jabbar Khan which deals with different techniques for extending the life of Jute Geotextiles for more than 20 years though the results are not that effective but these techniques have contributed a lot in expanding the life of Jute Geotextile from short term to mid-term,
- Standardisation Of Jute Geotextiles: Their Applications And Related Regulatory Issues by R.JaneRickson. The aim of this study is to regularize the importance of Jute Geotextiles in different fields over competitive materials which are non-eco-friendly and hazardous to nature. There are some case studies on field application too and these are
- Application of Jute Geotextiles in Highway Engineering by D.S.Tolia, O.P. Yadav, Jai Bhagwan, N. K. Sharma, Kanwar Singh, and S. R. Rao. It is about different field trials which say that Jute Geotextiles will be more effective for highway construction engineering if it is used judiciously and jointly with other measures. Then there is a study on
- Construction Of Highway Embankment OnSoft Marine Soil Using Jute Geotextiles by P. JagannathRao, Bindumadhava, N. Venisiri which is about a research on an embankment construction with the use of Jute Geotextiles as a base for is reinforcement, though it lasts only for seven months because of its biodegradable nature but it has been proven by this research that embankment seemed more stable in the soft days because of jute`s high absorbing quality.
- Jute Geotextile Application InKankinadaPort Area by AjjarapuSreeramaRao, is about the Jute Geotextile application on the port area of Kankinada and after some times measurement of its water level content, void ratio, dry density and other conditions,
- Application Of Jute Geotextile In Rural Road Construction Under PMGSY –A Case Study In West Bengal by P. K. Choudhury, D. N. Goswami , T. Sanyal, which suggests that jute geotextile should be used in highway engineering field in spite of its disadvantage i.e. its degradable nature,
- Jute Geotextile For Road Applications- Field Trials By CRRI, done by Jai Bhagwan, O.P. Yadav, N. K. Sharma, which is a field research on different parts of India which proves that Jute Geotextiles' degradable nature is its advantage because of its eco-friendly nature, comes at low cost and its life can be extended if it is used judiciously and conjointly with other factors,
- Controlling Land slops With Jute Geotextiles by TapobrataSanyal, which explains through a research that after using Jute Geotextiles in controlling the soil erosion by land slopes. It has been proved by this study that Jute Geotextile usage in land slopes were tremendous as moisture control reached below wilting point in 7 days after a rainfall of 20mm and
- Jute Geotextile In Hill Slope Management – Case Studies In Sikkim And Meghalaya by TapobrataSanyal Sunil Verma P.K. Choudhury. This study was conducted on the two different hill slopes of Sikkim and Meghalaya. After the use of Jute Geotextiles on these hill slopes for controlling the soil erosion and its vegetation the experts came to the conclusion that for the proper utilisation of Jute Geotextile in soil erosion control one of the most important thing that should be kept in mind is the type of soil which do vary from each other. Therefore, one should always check for the characteristics, quality of soil and its level of moisturiser before using JGT.
- Stabilization Of Embankment Slopes With Jute Geotextiles-A Case Study In NH-2 Allahabad By-Pass by T. Sanyal P. K. Choudhury D. N. Goswami,
- Geo Jute For Erosion Control With Special Reference ToMinespoilRehabilitation by G. P. Juyal, K. S. Dadhwal
- Remedial Concept With Jute Geotextile In A Complex River Bank Erosion Problem by TapobrataSanyal
- Control Of Bank Erosion Naturally– APilot Project InNayachara Island In The River Hugli& Appraisal Of Performance by TapobrataSanyal,
- River Bank Protection With Geojute:An Efficient Cost Effective Method by B. C. Chattopadhayay,(Ms) S Chakravarty,
- Jute Geotextile In Erosion Control & Strengthening Of Sub-Grades–Two Case Studies by TapobrataSanyal
- Prevention Of Railway Track Subsidence With Jute Geotextile - A Case Study under Eastern Railway by TapobrataSanyal& P.K. Choudhury. These studies are about some experiment on the slope and river banks. It says that soil erosion can be controlled, sub layer of the soil can be saved from getting destroyed and vegetation can be done on these areas with the help of Jute Geotextiles. Not only that, it also states that JGT is eco-friendly and comes at a lower cost. Hence, the use of Jute Geotextiles in these areas are very effective but there are some important measures which are to be considered before applying JGT. Then there are some studies on JGT's prospective applications, which are
- The Role Of Natural Fibres In Geotextile Engineering by James C Thomson
- Prospective Innovative Applications Of Jute Geotextile by A. B. M. Abdullah
- Prospective Applications Of Jute Geotextiles by TapobrataSanyal. These studies are about Jute Geotextiles' current and potential uses which are separation, filtration, reinforcement,soil erosion control and many more, but its uses are limited because of its less popularity and lack of technology. Hence, there is a need of strong awareness about Jute Geotextiles in the field of civil engineering and others, in order to make the most use of it .